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Transparency update: U.S. sunshine collection obligations take effect

Many organizations continue to face challenges with the technology and integration of some of the more complex interpretations.

On August 1, the U.S. Sunshine Act and its data collection obligations took effect. Applicable manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) making payments or other transfers of value to physicians or teaching hospitals must now begin collecting required data components to be reported to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by March 31, 2014.[1] These data collection requirements have been long anticipated, yet many organizations continue to face challenges with the technology as well as the integration of some of the more complex interpretations. CMS has issued a number of helpful resources to assist implementation efforts.

CMS has also published a list of teaching hospitals subject to reporting for the 2013 reporting year. Other significant CMS-issued communications include a series of frequently asked questions to help with interpretation concerns, a mobile application to help facilitate the collection of data, and fact sheets for the various interested parties (e.g., applicable manufacturers, GPOs, physicians, and teaching hospitals).

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